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Scientists have found a way to 'tattoo' tardigrades
If you haven't heard of a tardigrade before, prepare to be wowed. These clumsy, eight-legged creatures, nicknamed water bears, are about half a millimeter long and can survive practically anything: ...
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Nine New Tardigrade Species Discovered Thanks to the Efforts of Danish Schoolchildren
In a small Danish cemetery, a researcher hovers over a fallen tree covered by a rich green mat. She collects samples of ...
Tardigrades were first discovered in 1773 by a German zoologist and pastor in a pond behind his church. Struck by their pudgy form, he dubbed them “water bears.” Jaime Jiménez was examining moss ...
This tardigrade is sporting a new "tattoo"—represented in this magnified image by the highlighted dots. Credit: Nano Letters (2025). DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.5c00378 If you haven't heard of a ...
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